jan 1, 1664 - keb
Description:
Halliwell called this a Yorkshire word and gave the meaning as ‘villain’ but Wright said it was not known to his correspondents. The OED preferred ‘cavalier’: 1664 <i> hee further said that there would come a change ere long and then hee would banish both the informer and all his like, kebbs as they were </i>, Attercliffe (SS40/118).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1664
Now
~ 361 years ago